Chapter 16

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The South and the Slavery ControversyMichael West and Rebekah ClayTime LinePresidents During 1793 - 1860George WashingtonPrimary Document5+7=(cc) image by anemoneprojectors on FlickrYearsPolitical PartyDomestic EventsForeign PolicyForeign Issues1789 - 1797Did not believe in (Federalist)Whiskey's Rebellion (1793)Bank of the United States (1793)French Revolution (1789 - 1799)War between France and Britain.French alliance. We claim neutrality.John Adams5+7=(cc) image by anemoneprojectors on FlickrYearsPolitical PartyDomestic EventsForeign PolicyForeign Issue1797 - 1801FederalistAlien and Sedition ActsXYZ AffairFrance and England in the middle of a warThomas Jefferson(cc) image by anemoneprojectors on FlickrYearsPolitical PartyDomestic EventsForeign PolicyForeign Issues1801 - 1809RepublicanLouisiana PurchaseLouisiana PurchaseNapoleon becomes Emperor (1804) and later occupies Spain (1808)James Madison(cc) image by anemoneprojectors on Flickryearspolitical partydomestic eventsforeign policyforeign issues1809 - 1817republicanLouisiana admittedWar of 1812No policies are made during his presidencyJames Monroe(cc) image by anemoneprojectors on FlickrResourcesJohn Quincy AdamsAndrew JacksonMartin van BurenWilliam Henry HarrisonJohn TylerJames PolkZachary TaylorMillard FillmoreFranklin PierceJames BuchananChapter 16 Essential Questions:1.How diverse was the South’s economy, and what was its unifying feature?2.How did dependence on agriculture and slavery shape the distinctive culture of the Old South? Why did southern whites who did not hold slaves defend the “peculiar institution”?3.What led to the antislavery movement? How did white southerners respond to it?4.How did enslaved people respond to their bondage during the antebellum period? How did free persons of color fit into Southern society?Economy of the SouthThe South's Economy was agricultural and based on one crop, cotton. The major way of obtaining the vast quantities of cotton grown in the feilds was slavery. This was common across all southern states.The "Old South"The "Old South" was a very much divided society and culture. This major divide was influenced greatly by the ownership of slaves for agricultural purposes. Only about 100 families had major amounts of slaves, thus separating them into a sort of aristocracy of political and social power."The American Dream" Gone WrongNot all southern white farmers had slavesthese people were in constant hopes of obtaining slaves to promote themselves in southern society. This dream of owning slaveskept the idea of slave owning alive even though they did not own slaves themselves.Anti-slavery MovementOrganizations such as the American Colonization Society pushed for antislavery movements across the US and the freeing of slaves. Also, newspapers and books such as "The Liberator" and "Uncle Tom's Cabin" showed the hardships of slavery and promoted its abolishment.White Southern Planters ResponseMany farmers did not enjoy the talks about the abolishment of slavery. So, the Virginia legislature debated and eventually defeated various emancipation proposals. After this, slaves states started tightening their codes on slavery and moved to prohibit any talk of emancipation of any kind.Slave Views on SlaverySlaves did not like slavery. (Nah-Duh) Slaves performed revolts such as the 1831 revolt led by the slave Nat Turner. He led an uprising that killed sixty 'whites' in Virginia. Women and children were among the most in death tolls that day.Freeman in SocietyFreemen did not fit into traditional Old Southern Society. Many owned property and some even owned slaves. Free Blacks in the South were considered "a third race". Free blacks were also unpopular in the North as well.